[Surrender is the best option]

I had the same dream last night.

I was defending some villagers and there was a powerful 

demon standing in front of me.

Without any time to react, it raises its sword to kill me. 

I raise my head from the desk when the teacher calls me to the front desk.

There is a disappointed look on his face when he tells me that today is my last day coming to school.

My grades as of late have been pathetic, and the teacher tells me that there is no way he can help me if all I do is nap in class.

Zed: Will I still be able to go to another school?!

I doubt the reason that I want to take naps will get me to a decent school.

Instructor: If it's just your grades, I don't see why other schools wouldn't accept you.

With that, I set off on my mission. I'll find a new school close to this area, but I should tell my friends first.

I try to find my friends, but before there is a chance, the school suddenly goes on lockdown.

I look down at my phone with the news report message "STRANGE PORTALS HAVE SHOWN UP AROUND THE CITY."

I barge into a classroom creeping out many of the students.

I look back down at my phone.

More news message "HUMANOIDS. STAY AWAY FROM THEM."

I quickly asked the students if they had seen my friends.

Many say they have not, but I get an answer from the genius in class.

Not wasting any time, I climb down the stairs and head past the school entrance of the building.

I arrive at a narrow street just in time to see the humanoids push my friends to a dark alleyway.

I quietly follow the humanoids to see what they are up to.

I overhear what they are saying.

Demon: The Demon King will be pleased by these sacrifices.

One of them reveals a knife while I instinctively walk up to them.

Zed: Hey! Let go of my friends! 

The demons look in my direction with a confused expression.

Demon 2: Another human boy?!

They tie up my friends, and I scream.

Zed: What are you doing?!

The demons ignore me, and just then I get attacked by a knife.

I manage to block the knife with my right hand before pushing the demon to the ground.

I see the grin on a Demon's face and a chill runs down my spine.

I look down at my arm to realize it burns but not like any regular cut. I then realize that I've been poisoned but I can still move.

I charge at the demon and predict all of its movement.

I throw the demon to a garbage container and the lid closes shut. The rest of the demons attack me without weapons, but without movement restriction, I evade every attack and leave the demons panting for air.

I might have defeated one demon, but three more is too much for me to fight even if they don't have weapons.

I try to reason with them, but they don't listen. 

Angry Demon: Don't get cocky just because you defeated Josh.

My two brothers will show you how strong demons are!

They try to build up what looks like magic, but it suddenly disappears. 

Furious Demon: What?! Why didn't my magic work?!"

Suddenly, my eyes begin to burn with uncontrollable pain.

Looking back at the demons, I realize they look just like humans.

If not for their glowing eyes, I would never know.

And there is a level next to them.

It says level 0.

I expect the demons to take advantage and attack, but they talk amongst themselves.

Demon [ Level 0]: What do you think? Is he a demon?

As difficult as it is to believe.

I cannot say I feel regular.

The demons tell me they need the Demon King to reawaken, so they find peace.

Zed [ Level 1]: Who is this powerful demon?

I never even knew about the existence of demons.

Demon [ Level 0]: That is not important.

Just take the demon side.

They introduce who they are.

All three are low-rank demons, meaning their abilities and powers won't work.

Also, effects such as the poison that affected me earlier won't be very effective.

I thank the three demons for giving me this information but tell them that I still need time to think about whose side I'm on.

Then I notice someone else. The class president demon hunter.

Tim [ Level 0]: Great, Let's get out of here!

The three demons quickly scurry away. I get yelled at for letting the demons go free, but the burning eye sensation returned itching for a fight. I charge at the class president and use the newbie skills, but nothing happens. I get sliced across my body as I fall on the ground unable to move or level up. Instead, I get slaughtered.

I lay dying on the ground.

"What even happened?!" I think to myself. "I couldn't have lost." I try to get up but to no avail. I can't even move my body because of the poison. I start thinking about if this is how I will die.

Moments later, I no longer see my friends or the class president. I had told 

them that demons and humans can coexist but here I am waiting to die.

The three demons named Joseph, Tim, and Owen then return.

I partially recovered from the damage I had taken.

I end up heading to the demon quarters to discuss the next plan.

I introduce myself in front of the small crowd.

Zed [ Level 1]: "There is one way for demons and humans to coexist… but I am afraid it won't be easy." I continue to say. "It is time to surrender."

[Northeast of the capital]

Soldier: Alright captain, we captured all the demons! 

Captain: Today, the demons will no longer terrorize humans. All the demons will die for what they have done.

This scares the demons.

The communication device makes a sound, and the captain answers it.

Captain: Hmm.

Change of plans.

We will no longer be killing the demons. They have 

already surrendered.

Victory!

The soldiers complain about whether it is a good idea to spare the demons.

The captain walks up to a demon and shakes their hand.

Captain: From now on, I am your captain, so don't try to be sneaky or I'll kill you.